Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus
2025·Documentary·1h 43m
7.1
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A feature documentary about the life and music of singer-songwriter Diane Luckey, also known as Q Lazzarus. Q sang the hit song 'Goodbye Horses', which appeared in the Jonathan Demme films Married to the Mob and Silence of the Lambs, and had a brief moment of fame in the late 1980s/early 1990s before mysteriously disappearing for 25 years.
Directed by Eva Aridjis
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16 reviews
Mari
8.0★ · 01/03/26
As someone rather disconnected from music as an art form as a genre through my life I feel I was able to deeply connect to Q's story. The song really is quite nice.
As someone rather disconnected from music as an art form as a genre through my life I feel I was able to deeply connect to Q's story. The song really is quite nice.
Meg J
10.0★ · 12/30/25
in another world, Diane was one of the greatest rockstars to ever exist
in this world, her story is an indictment on how racism in the us destroyed a talented black woman's life from the music industry to the medical system, every system failed Diane
in this world, her story is an indictment on how racism in the us destroyed a talented black woman's life from the music industry to the medical system, every system failed Diane
in another world, Diane was one of the greatest rockstars to ever exist
in this world, her story is an indictment on how racism in the us destroyed a talented black woman's life from the music industry to the medical system, every system failed Diane
in this world, her story is an indictment on how racism in the us destroyed a talented black woman's life from the music industry to the medical system, every system failed Diane
Roxsy Lee wood
10.0★ · 11/05/25
The first time I ever heard “Goodbye Horses” was on the Skate 3 radio station when I was 9 years old. I was star struck. I absolutely fucking loved it, I would always get excited waiting for it to rotate back around and play again. Eventually my interest in the game died down and I forgot about the song. When I was a preteen, my mother showed me Silence of the Lambs for the first time. When I heard those opening notes as Buffalo Bill stepped away from the camera it opened up that memory of the song I forgot I had. I was completely mesmerized by the song all over again like I had heard it for the first time. Fast forward to today, I’m 20 years old, and that song has from that point forward been my favorite. There’s not one moment where I don’t wanna listen to that song, not one day I would skip it in my playlist, not one year it wasn’t my most played song. For years I was heartbroken that there wasn’t any other music from Q Lazzarus, and even more that no one had any information on her.
When I heard this documentary was coming out and I got to hear all those lost songs, I cried….Finally getting to watch this documentary, I sobbed.
I’m sure there’s many others out there like me who feel incredibly close to Goodbye horses, and are sobbing with me while watching this.
When I heard this documentary was coming out and I got to hear all those lost songs, I cried….Finally getting to watch this documentary, I sobbed.
I’m sure there’s many others out there like me who feel incredibly close to Goodbye horses, and are sobbing with me while watching this.
The first time I ever heard “Goodbye Horses” was on the Skate 3 radio station when I was 9 years old. I was star struck. I absolutely fucking loved it, I would always get excited waiting for it to rotate back around and play again. Eventually my interest in the game died down and I forgot about the song. When I was a preteen, my mother showed me Silence of the Lambs for the first time. When I heard those opening notes as Buffalo Bill stepped away from the camera it opened up that memory of the song I forgot I had. I was completely mesmerized by the song all over again like I had heard it for the first time. Fast forward to today, I’m 20 years old, and that song has from that point forward been my favorite. There’s not one moment where I don’t wanna listen to that song, not one day I would skip it in my playlist, not one year it wasn’t my most played song. For years I was heartbroken that there wasn’t any other music from Q Lazzarus, and even more that no one had any information on her.
When I heard this documentary was coming out and I got to hear all those lost songs, I cried….Finally getting to watch this documentary, I sobbed.
I’m sure there’s many others out there like me who feel incredibly close to Goodbye horses, and are sobbing with me while watching this.
When I heard this documentary was coming out and I got to hear all those lost songs, I cried….Finally getting to watch this documentary, I sobbed.
I’m sure there’s many others out there like me who feel incredibly close to Goodbye horses, and are sobbing with me while watching this.
Mick
10.0★ · 10/29/25
oh Q, i’m so sorry the world failed you.
oh Q, i’m so sorry the world failed you.
aubrey
9.0★ · 09/28/25
devastating! crying so much bruh. but also just watching her speak and seeing her passion and authenticity is so inspiring. throughout the film she just had this warm aura and you just grow attached to her. she deserved so much more.
devastating! crying so much bruh. but also just watching her speak and seeing her passion and authenticity is so inspiring. throughout the film she just had this warm aura and you just grow attached to her. she deserved so much more.